In this one day seminar, you will observe Kreg McMahon, owner of Kreg’s Custom Carpentry, construct a
custom built-in right onto a wall, in the same manner as you would do in your own home. Kreg will
cover all the steps including design & planning, sheet good processing, joinery methods, adjustable
shelf holes, design detail enhancements like trim fluting, and face frame cabinet door construction.

When I was an art student, just about everyone spent their time trying to make unique or original
work. A worthy goal, but dangerous in the hands of a bunch of twenty year olds. As I learned the
craft of woodworking, this attitude seeped in. I was sure that if I learned the tools and materials
that something new would emerge. And as my interest turned to making chairs, the absolute last thing
on my mind was making some sort of "reproduction".

Join us as Master Chairmaker Peter Galbert returns to Atlanta this fall for a 7 day hands-on
class for building your own Continuous Arm Windsor Chair. The Continuous Arm is an icon of American
furniture, and was an innovation in the development of the Windsor style and technology. This class
covers all the building action, from tree to completed chair. Students will split parts from a log,
shave them, bend them and join them into their hand carved seat.

Peter will cover topics including sharpening, wood technology and design, all which will enhance
your ability to go forth and make chairs at home.

We invite you to enjoy another of Lee Tigner's delightful woodworking videos (with a beautiful
musical soundtrack), this one covering how he reclaims old-growth lumber and uses it to build
"pieces of history" at his Dawsonville, GA shop, Early American Furnishings.

A good workbench is the keystone of any woodworking shop. You'll be able to
approach your next woodworking project like never before with our AFFORDABLE new European Workbench.
Solidly constructed from beautiful European beechwood, this bench will help to inspire and enable
quality woodworking.

Toggle clamps have long been a staple for creative jig-making and the like. This new generation of
toggle clamps by Bessey will make your jigs work better than ever. Their ingenious design
automatically adjusts to different workpiece thicknesses even while maintaining constant clamp
pressure, allowing one clamp to quickly and easily handle a whole range of thicknesses.

It's time to get out and repair all your rotted window sills, door frames,
wooden siding and indoor or outdoor furniture. The best product for handling this chore: Abatron's
Wood Restoration System, LiquidWood and WoodExpox.Here's
some good info on how to:

Do you have a great idea for staying alert and helping to avoid injuries in your
workshop? If so,
we want to hear about it!. Receive a $25 store gift card if we feature your tip
in a future issue.

This month's tip comes from John Beatty, who enjoys having his two granddaughters visit his
workshop, but has a few safety rules that they always follow.

The Show strives to highlight the finest woodworking in this region. The
three-day event is an unconventional, dynamic blend of gallery layout and the open atmosphere of a
festival-style show. Entries are encouraged, and are being accepted until August 1st.

We actively solicit contributions of editorial
material (articles, photos and videos) from our customers and readership, and for every one we
accept and publish in Wood News Online, we will compensate the contributor. We typically
pay up to $100 (in the form of a store gift certificate) for a thousand-word-plus article with
photos.

For this popular monthly column, we invite you to SEND US PHOTOS
of your woodworking shop along with captions and a brief history and description
of your woodworking. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if we show
your shop in a future issue.

Featured this month is John Moore's unique workshop featuring stunning Shaker-style
peg rails in Wimberly, Texas.

Steven Johnson, our Down To Earth Woodworker, has been busy building his new Down To
Earth Workshop this month, but he took some time out to offer his thoughts on the idea of a
summertime 'break' from woodworking, as well as to provide us a detailed review of his latest
Festool purchase, the Trion D handle jigsaw. He wraps up with a thorough account of completing the
insulation and wall covering on his new workshop, including some new videos!

As we celebrate our freedom and independence here in America on the 4th of July, here's a salute to
the brave men and women in our Armed Forces who are serving our country while deployed in
Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. A recent letter from Army soldier Roscoe (Randy) Harris included a
few photos of the woodworking shop that he and fellow soldiers built on their base in Kandahar,
Afghanistan.

This month we're highlighting the series of Dovetail Saws offered by
Lie-Nielsen. Modeled on 19th century joinery saws, these are the best you can buy for dovetailing
and carcass joinery. Beveled brass backs lend perfect heft and stiffness, so they cut with virtually
no added pressure from you.

As usual, our friend Lee Laird provided some great insight into the use of these tools on The
Highland Blog.

The Earlex HV5500 Pro HVLP Spray Station, New More Powerful Successor to the HV5000

Earlex has juiced up the turbine motor on its ever-popular HV5000 Spray Station, creating its
higher-performance successor, the Earlex HV5500 Spray Station. The HV5500 is available with
a 2.0mm tip (great for spraying water-based finishes) for only $299.99.

Until now, premium axe manufacturing has occurred mainly in Europe. This has changed now as Council
Tool introduces their new Velvicut line of heirloom quality axes made entirely in the USA. The first
axe available in the line is the 4 lb. Dayton pattern felling axe, issued in a special commemorative
edition celebrating Council's 125th year.

Leigh is introducing its most affordable dovetail jig yet, the R9Plus joinery system. Simple to use,
it allows you to achieve Leigh precision and reliability when using your router to cut through
dovetails as well as box joints.

This impressive lapping plate for flattening sharpening stones gets its fast abrasive action from 30
carats of diamond grit for unprecedented durability. Certified to be flat within 5 ten-thousandths
of an inch!

Narex, the Czech maker of our most popular bench chisels, now has improved the design of the
traditional European rectangular cross-section bench dog. They're in stock and we have a good price
on a pair.

This distinctive 2-1/4 HP router from Triton Workshop Systems is a great choice for use either
handheld or especially in a router table. Triton's engineers have incorporated innovative features
including above-table bit changes, easy rack and pinion plunge drive, one-wrench bit change below
the base and effective dust control, among others.

A decorative finish can dramatically reinvent a tired old piece of furniture. There are many
businesses that are buying up old furniture and "stylistically re-purposing" them for the
marketplace. To create this look there are as many methods as there are folks doing them.

Question:
Help! I've used Formby's Tung Oil Finish, and have been pleased with the glossy finish. But
now I want to learn how to use "pure tung oil". What should it be mixed with for different types of
finishes and applications? Is it used alone, in the pure form? If so, how is it applied? Also please
tell me about drying time in its various forms.

Are there any products you'd like to see a tour of? If so, we invite you to EMAIL US and let us know what YOU would like to see!

Toy Kits Kids Can Build

Adding to our line of woodworking project kits for kids, these great toy kits include everything
necessary to build each toy, including tools and paint for coloring them. With adult assistance,
kids as young as 6 can handle them, but older kids will love building them too. Imagine Christmas in
July. Kids need fun, creative stuff like this to do this summer!

For this new column exclusively devoted to woodcarving, we invite you to SEND US
PHOTOS of your favorite woodcarving projects along with captions and a brief
history of your woodcarving. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if
we show your carving work in a future issue!

OUR LATEST NEW woodworking tool catalog is now available to browse
online! CLICK THE IMAGETO BEGIN

New Downloadable Project Plans

This month we have a new downloadable project plan for a children's
plaything designed by Kevin McGuire, author of the popular book "The All-New Woodworking For
Kids". This month we are featuring the Rattle Mower Bundle Plan, a fun variation on the
traditional children's lawn mower.

Place your order online and after it has been processed by our staff, you will receive an
email with a link to download your plan set in PDF form. Three projects are available now. We plan
to offer a new project plan from Kevin each month.

We invite you to SEND US
PHOTOS of your favorite woodworking projects along with captions and a brief
history of your woodworking. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if
we show your stuff in a future issue.

I received a call for help from a sweet lady named Linda Grisham. Her story was very interesting,
the kind that tugs at your heart and keeps you from forming the word "No" as a response.

Linda explained that her husband James was a woodworker and had built several Maloof style pieces
of sculptured furniture. He'd finished several rockers and was working on a cradle when a drunken
driver hit and killed him during one of his early morning bike rides near Carrolton, Georgia.

Linda asked if I would finish the cradle because their first grand child was due in June. See
what I mean?

I normally don't write letters, but I received a Wood Slicer band saw blade from
you yesterday and put it on my 14 inch band saw. Boy was I impressed! 1/64" slices out of 8/4" Red
Oak like butter. A super light sanding and ready for finish! What a great band saw blade!
— Bob M., Nebraska